July 11th, 2011 by Alexandra Hechtman Categories: COMMUNITY INFORMATIONComments: Comments Off on The MacArthur Causeway … Connecting Miami and South Beach

In 1917, construction on the causeway began, after the Collins Bridge (known as the Venetian Causeway today) was deteriorating. The Bridge was the only route that connected mainland Miami with iami Beach. In 1920, construction was completed on the causeway.

In 1942, the Florida State Road Board voted to change the name of the causeway to MacArthur Causeway, after WWII General Douglas MacArthur. Today, the road is a six-lane causeway, connecting Downtown Miami and South Beach by cossing over Biscayne Bay.